Swaziland mulls salary cut for lawmakers

2012-07-25 18:31

Mbabane - Swaziland may reverse a controversial pay rise lawmakers awarded themselves as the kingdom struggles with a huge public wage bill and teachers strike over salaries, the government said on Wednesday.

The mountain kingdom may cancel the so-called Circular 1, a law passed in 2010 to give members of parliament a 30% salary hike, government spokesperson Percy Simelane said.

"Parliament has taken it up. Cabinet has discussed it," Simelane said. "I believe if they discover that 'yes, it must go,' it should."